Re: Assume miles for wireless router range.

"John E. Malmberg" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> In article <[email protected]>,
>  "POP" <[email protected]> writes:
>>
> With a gain antenna and amplifiers on just one end, a great deal of range 
> can
> be added.
>
> If you are concerned about access by a motivated person of an unencrypted 
> WAP
> service, assume that they can easily do 1/4 mile with readily available
> and cheap equipment, and with spending a little cash they may be able to 
> get
> at least a mile under ideal conditions.
>
Once detection is made a van can come to "you"
With an IP address can often zero in on the suburb
http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm

Once malware/spyware has been installed it means thugs can often find 
amongst everything else the postal address of the computer and the hardware 
used
Thugs will know when you are not home and when you are

Check you computer security at this Symantec site
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
If they find something they will push there own products of course

My Signature in SC forum has freeware programs that should offer top 
security
http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6089

Petzl